Ask HN: For devs, what activity other than the job most improved your skills? 2 points by wnmurphy 2y ago ↗ HN What activities have you found to be the highest leverage for improving technical skill besides solving problems on the actual job?
[–] r_sz 2y ago ↗ Reading technical stuff.- here, at HN- lwn- even reddit [–] verdverm 2y ago ↗ This, plus...- building a large personal project- writing documentation for other's projects- answering questions in slack/discord(Teaching makes you learn things deeper)
[–] verdverm 2y ago ↗ This, plus...- building a large personal project- writing documentation for other's projects- answering questions in slack/discord(Teaching makes you learn things deeper)
[–] notkaiho 2y ago ↗ Teaching others / pair programming where there is a disparity between seniority levels with the participants.
[–] interbased 2y ago ↗ - Reading tech forums for inspiration- Explaining projects in layman’s terms to friends helps inspire different ways of solving problems- Watching YouTube videos on skills that I want to sharpen
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[ 2.4 ms ] story [ 22.6 ms ] thread- here, at HN
- lwn
- even reddit
- building a large personal project
- writing documentation for other's projects
- answering questions in slack/discord
(Teaching makes you learn things deeper)
- Explaining projects in layman’s terms to friends helps inspire different ways of solving problems
- Watching YouTube videos on skills that I want to sharpen